Boston's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,367,258. In 1950, the population of Boston was 2,550,818. Boston has grown by 23,177 in the last year, which represents a 0.53% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Boston, which typically includes Boston's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 4,778,454 |
| 2034 | 4,739,853 |
| 2033 | 4,700,736 |
| 2032 | 4,661,155 |
| 2031 | 4,621,216 |
| 2030 | 4,581,100 |
| 2029 | 4,541,112 |
| 2028 | 4,501,750 |
| 2027 | 4,463,739 |
| 2026 | 4,427,985 |
| 2025 | 4,395,505 |
| 2024 | 4,367,258 |
| 2023 | 4,344,081 |
| 2022 | 4,326,573 |
| 2021 | 4,314,893 |
| 2020 | 4,308,634 |
| 2019 | 4,306,744 |
| 2018 | 4,307,751 |
| 2017 | 4,292,172 |
| 2016 | 4,276,650 |
| 2015 | 4,261,184 |
| 2014 | 4,245,795 |
| 2013 | 4,230,461 |
| 2012 | 4,215,204 |
| 2011 | 4,199,960 |
| 2010 | 4,184,792 |
| 2009 | 4,169,679 |
| 2008 | 4,154,640 |
| 2007 | 4,139,616 |
| 2006 | 4,124,666 |
| 2005 | 4,109,770 |
| 2004 | 4,094,948 |
| 2003 | 4,080,139 |
| 2002 | 4,065,404 |
| 2001 | 4,050,722 |
| 2000 | 4,036,113 |
| 1999 | 3,982,286 |
| 1998 | 3,916,564 |
| 1997 | 3,851,927 |
| 1996 | 3,788,444 |
| 1995 | 3,725,836 |
| 1994 | 3,664,347 |
| 1993 | 3,603,872 |
| 1992 | 3,544,477 |
| 1991 | 3,485,901 |
| 1990 | 3,428,371 |
| 1989 | 3,403,737 |
| 1988 | 3,389,898 |
| 1987 | 3,376,078 |
| 1986 | 3,362,332 |
| 1985 | 3,348,643 |
| 1984 | 3,335,028 |
| 1983 | 3,321,431 |
| 1982 | 3,307,909 |
| 1981 | 3,294,441 |
| 1980 | 3,281,046 |
| 1979 | 3,270,605 |
| 1978 | 3,261,177 |
| 1977 | 3,251,776 |
| 1976 | 3,242,415 |
| 1975 | 3,233,055 |
| 1974 | 3,223,735 |
| 1973 | 3,214,442 |
| 1972 | 3,205,188 |
| 1971 | 3,195,936 |
| 1970 | 3,186,723 |
| 1969 | 3,154,596 |
| 1968 | 3,115,341 |
| 1967 | 3,076,468 |
| 1966 | 3,038,133 |
| 1965 | 3,000,275 |
| 1964 | 2,962,940 |
| 1963 | 2,925,969 |
| 1962 | 2,889,509 |
| 1961 | 2,853,503 |
| 1960 | 2,817,995 |
| 1959 | 2,788,379 |
| 1958 | 2,760,926 |
| 1957 | 2,733,744 |
| 1956 | 2,706,867 |
| 1955 | 2,680,181 |
| 1954 | 2,653,794 |
| 1953 | 2,627,667 |
| 1952 | 2,601,832 |
| 1951 | 2,576,181 |
| 1950 | 2,550,818 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,550,818 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 2,576,181 | 0.99% | 25,363 |
| 1952 | 2,601,832 | 1% | 25,651 |
| 1953 | 2,627,667 | 0.99% | 25,835 |
| 1954 | 2,653,794 | 0.99% | 26,127 |
| 1955 | 2,680,181 | 0.99% | 26,387 |
| 1956 | 2,706,867 | 1% | 26,686 |
| 1957 | 2,733,744 | 0.99% | 26,877 |
| 1958 | 2,760,926 | 0.99% | 27,182 |
| 1959 | 2,788,379 | 0.99% | 27,453 |
| 1960 | 2,817,995 | 1.06% | 29,616 |
| 1961 | 2,853,503 | 1.26% | 35,508 |
| 1962 | 2,889,509 | 1.26% | 36,006 |
| 1963 | 2,925,969 | 1.26% | 36,460 |
| 1964 | 2,962,940 | 1.26% | 36,971 |
| 1965 | 3,000,275 | 1.26% | 37,335 |
| 1966 | 3,038,133 | 1.26% | 37,858 |
| 1967 | 3,076,468 | 1.26% | 38,335 |
| 1968 | 3,115,341 | 1.26% | 38,873 |
| 1969 | 3,154,596 | 1.26% | 39,255 |
| 1970 | 3,186,723 | 1.02% | 32,127 |
| 1971 | 3,195,936 | 0.29% | 9,213 |
| 1972 | 3,205,188 | 0.29% | 9,252 |
| 1973 | 3,214,442 | 0.29% | 9,254 |
| 1974 | 3,223,735 | 0.29% | 9,293 |
| 1975 | 3,233,055 | 0.29% | 9,320 |
| 1976 | 3,242,415 | 0.29% | 9,360 |
| 1977 | 3,251,776 | 0.29% | 9,361 |
| 1978 | 3,261,177 | 0.29% | 9,401 |
| 1979 | 3,270,605 | 0.29% | 9,428 |
| 1980 | 3,281,046 | 0.32% | 10,441 |
| 1981 | 3,294,441 | 0.41% | 13,395 |
| 1982 | 3,307,909 | 0.41% | 13,468 |
| 1983 | 3,321,431 | 0.41% | 13,522 |
| 1984 | 3,335,028 | 0.41% | 13,597 |
| 1985 | 3,348,643 | 0.41% | 13,615 |
| 1986 | 3,362,332 | 0.41% | 13,689 |
| 1987 | 3,376,078 | 0.41% | 13,746 |
| 1988 | 3,389,898 | 0.41% | 13,820 |
| 1989 | 3,403,737 | 0.41% | 13,839 |
| 1990 | 3,428,371 | 0.72% | 24,634 |
| 1991 | 3,485,901 | 1.68% | 57,530 |
| 1992 | 3,544,477 | 1.68% | 58,576 |
| 1993 | 3,603,872 | 1.68% | 59,395 |
| 1994 | 3,664,347 | 1.68% | 60,475 |
| 1995 | 3,725,836 | 1.68% | 61,489 |
| 1996 | 3,788,444 | 1.68% | 62,608 |
| 1997 | 3,851,927 | 1.68% | 63,483 |
| 1998 | 3,916,564 | 1.68% | 64,637 |
| 1999 | 3,982,286 | 1.68% | 65,722 |
| 2000 | 4,036,113 | 1.35% | 53,827 |
| 2001 | 4,050,722 | 0.36% | 14,609 |
| 2002 | 4,065,404 | 0.36% | 14,682 |
| 2003 | 4,080,139 | 0.36% | 14,735 |
| 2004 | 4,094,948 | 0.36% | 14,809 |
| 2005 | 4,109,770 | 0.36% | 14,822 |
| 2006 | 4,124,666 | 0.36% | 14,896 |
| 2007 | 4,139,616 | 0.36% | 14,950 |
| 2008 | 4,154,640 | 0.36% | 15,024 |
| 2009 | 4,169,679 | 0.36% | 15,039 |
| 2010 | 4,184,792 | 0.36% | 15,113 |
| 2011 | 4,199,960 | 0.36% | 15,168 |
| 2012 | 4,215,204 | 0.36% | 15,244 |
| 2013 | 4,230,461 | 0.36% | 15,257 |
| 2014 | 4,245,795 | 0.36% | 15,334 |
| 2015 | 4,261,184 | 0.36% | 15,389 |
| 2016 | 4,276,650 | 0.36% | 15,466 |
| 2017 | 4,292,172 | 0.36% | 15,522 |
| 2018 | 4,307,751 | 0.36% | 15,579 |
| 2019 | 4,306,744 | -0.02% | -1,007 |
| 2020 | 4,308,634 | 0.04% | 1,890 |
| 2021 | 4,314,893 | 0.15% | 6,259 |
| 2022 | 4,326,573 | 0.27% | 11,680 |
| 2023 | 4,344,081 | 0.4% | 17,508 |
| 2024 | 4,367,258 | 0.53% | 23,177 |
| 2025 | 4,395,505 | 0.65% | 28,247 |
| 2026 | 4,427,985 | 0.74% | 32,480 |
| 2027 | 4,463,739 | 0.81% | 35,754 |
| 2028 | 4,501,750 | 0.85% | 38,011 |
| 2029 | 4,541,112 | 0.87% | 39,362 |
| 2030 | 4,581,100 | 0.88% | 39,988 |
| 2031 | 4,621,216 | 0.88% | 40,116 |
| 2032 | 4,661,155 | 0.86% | 39,939 |
| 2033 | 4,700,736 | 0.85% | 39,581 |
| 2034 | 4,739,853 | 0.83% | 39,117 |
| 2035 | 4,778,454 | 0.81% | 38,601 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| New York Newark | 19,034,018 | 0.51% |
| Los Angeles Long Beach Santa Ana | 12,598,241 | 0.51% |
| Chicago | 8,984,226 | 0.53% |
| Houston | 6,802,326 | 1.42% |
| Dallas Fort Worth | 6,655,311 | 1.24% |
| Miami | 6,317,249 | 0.84% |
| Atlanta | 6,192,507 | 1.41% |
| Philadelphia | 5,820,617 | 0.61% |
| Washington, D.c. | 5,545,186 | 1% |
| Phoenix Mesa | 4,777,020 | 1.28% |
| Boston | 4,367,258 | 0.53% |
| Seattle | 3,549,350 | 0.87% |
| Detroit | 3,528,301 | 0.21% |
| San Diego | 3,345,438 | 0.79% |
| San Francisco Oakland | 3,343,011 | 0.45% |
| Minneapolis St Paul | 3,013,758 | 0.81% |
| Tampa St Petersburg | 3,008,931 | 1.07% |
| Denver Aurora | 2,963,137 | 1.11% |
| Las Vegas | 2,952,756 | 1.84% |
| Riverside San Bernardino | 2,631,147 | 1.39% |